Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2016-09-01

Legal Citations

Object Type

Cash — Health

Origin Date

1979 by H.B. 1521, 66th Leg.

Description

To record fees for examinations, certificate renewal and recertification for interpreters who facilitate communication between persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and persons who are not. Fees are set by the executive commissioner by rule to cover the costs of the certification program.

Fees to renew expired certificates are between 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

Due Date

Note

Training fees added by S.B. 384, 69th Leg., R.S., then repealed by H.B. 550, 70th Leg., R.S. and re-added by H.B. 2859, 74th Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 1401, 76th Leg., R.S. 

Amended by H.B. 1322, 78th Leg., R.S.

H.B. 2292, 78th Leg., R.S. transferred the account from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (335) to Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (538).

Training fees removed from this revenue code (collected under 3722).

Subtitle changed from "Interpreters for Deaf" to "Interpreters for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" by S.B. 219, 84th Leg., R.S. eff. 4-2-2015.

S.B. 200 and H.B. 2463, 84th Leg., R.S. transferred hard of hearing services from the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (538) to the Health and Human Services Commission (529) starting 9/1/16.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 25
USAS Title HEALTH RELATED PROFESSION FEES
Receipt Category 12 – Health
Receipt Type 10 – Business/Professional Fees
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES